St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-05
COUNCIL CHATTER.
The Usual Opening ROw-COnsid
cradle Minor BUSINESS.

The Usual Opening RoW-COnSlu-
cradle Minor BUSINESS.
The session of the municipal bear
garden opened, as usual, with a row.
Aid. Dwyer wanted the records changed
so as to show his resolution giving the
assistant engineer of the city hall $50
per month was carried instead of lost.
He said Col. Ed a. Stevens had kept the
records, and they were not accurate.
After fuss by members who did not
want to vote on record in which they
had had no part, the records were or
dered corrected, and Aid. Dwyer eX-
claimed:
Il hope hereafter no person not con
nected with the city clerks Office will
be permitted to keep the records. This
has gone far enough"
Supt. Helm asked the revocation of
the liquor license of w. II. Harris, 259
Third avenue south, on the ground that
he kept a diSOrderly and immoral house,
which was referred to the licence com
mittee. Mayor AmeS returned, without
approval, an ordinance establishing a
grade on an East side street, on the
ground that the council, having passed
a general grading ordinance, can and
should only amend it, instead of pass
create confusion. The ordinance was
referred to the ordinance committee.
The petition OF Argyle Buck to be
Watchman at the new north bridge was
referred to the aldermen of the First
and Third wards. The monthly budget
amounted to $3.50, 5S7.G5. A proposition
to erect new fire house in the lower
part of the Second ward, was referred to
the committee on fire department.
The Eighth ward trouble over the
street commissioner came up on mo-
ton to pay the claims. Aid. Cooley
moved to refer to the aldermen of the
ward and claimed the council had no
right to pay claims not audited by the
aldermen. Aid. Lawrence said the
work had been done under his order
but Cooley said he would continue to
oppose It. though he would put up his
own check so the men should get their
money. Aid. Johnson quoted the
charter to show Cooley was right, and
finally the co uncil took the same posi-
ton. Aid. Lawrence was crushed. and
said despairingly: "Well, you might as
we'll order your street commissioners all
TO quit work"
Some of the island people do not
recognize the benefcence of w. w.
Eastman S scheme to dedicate that en-
circling street to the city. They claim
the present avenue should always be
entitled to the river front. while the
probabilities are that if this new East
man avenue Is accepted, blocks of ten
ants will spring up and shut in the
present avenue. The matter will be
considered by the street committee.
The city building ordinance is SO
cloudy that the building inspector can
not see his way clear to issue permit
10 4. b. Rugg to construct an iron build
ing within the fire limits, and the coun-
ell had an amusing discussion over it.
it ended by sending the matter back to
the committee on ordinances with in
StructiOnS TO report a new ordinance
which would admit of no doubt III this
important matter.
Aid. ClOutier yesterday got through
his pet measure. with the aid of the
committee on railroads. The council ap-
propriated $4,000 to construct a bridge
over the numerous tracks which inter
sect Lyndale avenue, in the Fourth
ward. The proper officers were III
structed to advertise for proposals.
The following streets were ordered
OnpOPd: